Which of the following intermediate is formed, due to heterolytic cleavage of C−Cl bond in CH3Cl molecule ?
A
∙CH3 and ∙Cl
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B
+CH3 and Cl−
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C
∙CH3 and Cl−
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D
−CH3 and Cl+
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Solution
The correct option is B+CH3 and Cl− Heterolytic Bond Cleavage:
The bond breaks in such a manner so that the shared pair of electrons remain with one of the fragments.
Electrons will remain with the more electronegative fragment (here chlorine) +CH3 is called methyl carbocation. Species having a carbon atom possessing sextet of electrons and a positive charge is called a carbocation